John R Welch

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31353 'Queenie. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31353) nicknamed "Queenie" of the 91st Bomb Group. Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '91 BG winter 43, Bassingbourn.'

42-31353

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queenie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

29 April 1944

Born

Little Neck, New York

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4236